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First Quarter 2011

  1. The New Housing Price Index (2007=100) rose 0.7% in the first quarter of 2011, following a 0.4% increase in the fourth quarter of 2010. The Atlantic Region (+0.8%), Quebec (+0.5%), Ontario (+0.8%) and the Prairie Region (+0.5%) all posted increases, while British Columbia remained unchanged from the last quarter.
  2. The composite price index for non-residential building construction increased by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the previous quarter. This was the fourth consecutive quarterly advance. Year over year, the composite price index for non-residential building construction was up 3.3%.
  3. The Machinery and Equipment Price Index (MEPI) declined by 1.5% in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter. The import component decreased 2.2% over this period, while the domestic component fell 0.1%. Compared with the first quarter of 2010, the total MEPI decreased 2.9%, with the import and domestic components declining 4.3% and 0.5% respectively.
  4. The Electric Utility Construction Price Index costs for distribution systems increased by 2.2% in 2010 compared with the 2009 annual index. Construction costs for the transmission line system series rose 0.9% during 2010.